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Just a quick post, finally, to share the joyful news that baby boy and I are home! Daddy is holding him next to me in bed as I type this. While I will post a more detailed account of my delivery, it was straight forward and I am doing much better than I was at […]

I am not sure what it is about this pregnancy and my upcoming c-section, but I am feeling an anxiety that I didn’t feel preceding my c-section with my son. I’m worried about so many things…the procedure itself, baby boy being healthy (this worries me the most for some reason), the recovery, missing my son, […]

After almost 36 hours will no chest pain, I was lulled into a sense that my recovery was progressing quickly. We never discussed the likely duration of the pain, how long it would be for the meds to have an actual effect, or that pericardital pain can sometimes wax and wane. All of which would […]

I woke up on Monday night at 11 PM with what I thought felt like heartburn, something I’ve experienced regularly throughout this pregnancy. I took two Tums, as has been my treatment. However, things continued to worsen and by 2:30, I knew something was wrong as I was still in pain and was also sweating. […]

For someone who did not gain weight rapidly during my 1st or 2nd trimesters, I am shocked to report that as of today, I’ve gained 37#. OMG! That is how much I gained during my entire pregnancy with my son. It is what it is, but boy it explains a lot in terms of how […]

I’ve posted along the way that I think that scar tissue has attached my uterus to various internal organs and is possibly restricting baby boy’s movement. I was assured by my OB that even if that was the case, given that the amniotic sac is a closed space, the scar tissue would not effect baby […]

If I haven’t said it enough, I love Kaiser. I’d never been into the hospital (except to the ER with our son) and it is huge. New and huge. Even for someone who’s been to the hospital a lot, it was a bit overwhelming. I found my way easily but probably walked 1/2 mile each […]

Since I am taking Endometrin, I’m used to a certain amount of discharge but it is always consistent and not at all like regular cervical mucous. Until yesterday. I had a significant amount, but given the color, again, really didn’t think that much of it (I googled pictures (which I do NOT recommend doing)) and […]

I could no longer take how uncomfortable I was feeling with baby boy in his frank breech position. I read and re-read all the things I could do at home to get him to turn. I read blogs on the subject. Since there was nothing scientific, I had to go with what made the most […]